Lavonia is a city in Franklin and Hart Counties, Georgia, United States.

A sophisticated tribe that typically dwelled in cabins by the 18th century, the Cherokee joined with the British during the American Revolution.

In a move typical for the time, businessmen in the area determined to build a town around the new railroad station.

[6] The community was named after Lavonia Hammond Jones, the wife of a railroad official.

[7] As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,143 people, 1,029 households, and 676 families residing in the city.

Established in 1911, the one-story Renaissance Revival-style building is important as a local landmark and has continued to be used as a library throughout its history.

[10] Lavonia is the smallest city in the entire United States with an original Carnegie Library building.